To cheer myself up, I’m going to do a photo dump of my plant children. There are a couple of surprises this spring.
My mom’s cherry tree has cherries! No, they are not edible – at least not to humans, but the birds will enjoy them.The first light pink rose of the season – pardon her appearance, she is drenched by the rains that won’t stop. But she still smells just as sweet.I believe these are the Sweet William variety of Dianthus. I transplanted this from the back to the front flower bed and it’s very grand. When it’s in full bloom, it will be something spectacular. I noticed these blooms today for the first time.This is the panned out version of the above plant. I like to call this DIANTHUS (along the same line as CHRIS the cactus). This Dianthus means business! This is a potted dianthus that never dies over winter, no matter what. I think it’s been in this pot for about eight years.These are one bunch of Calla lilies coming up. These are bright pink and the squirrels put them here. Luckily the squirrels lined them up exactly with the post so they’re not off center. I planted a dark purple Calla lily last year, and about five plants are shooting up right now.This is a blue HASTA. Again, the caps are necessary because this is a ginormous plant. The dark purple Calla lilies I just mentioned? They’re behind this guy. I had to trim off five or six leaves so they would get some sun. Stay tuned for more on this drama.This is a PEONY, with an honorable mention Iris in the background. I’m not a big fan of Iris, but I found out two days ago. They actually smell really nice. I had no idea that even had a scent. This is a coreopsis – he’ll be pale yellow when he blooms.This is my baby lavender. I grew him from seed starting in the fall, and he’s been hanging out in the house until today. When I removed the pot that he was in, I smelled the lavender scent. I hope he survives. This is a Dogwood tree stump. This tree died in 2021 and was cut down, as you can see. Today, I discovered this sapling growing from the old stump. I put a cage around it and I’ll see what happens. The flowers of the original tree were white, so if this survives it will be the same.While I was still mucking about in the dirt, I found this Japanese maple growing. It’s not in a bad spot to have a tree, so I put a cage around it. We’ll see what happens.Last, but certainly not least, here is ERJ, with his new leaves. Isn’t he handsome?
All beautiful. And wow to ERJ, Jr.
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Thanks, Liz. He’s grown so much this spring.
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Hats off to you for nurturing such beauty my friend
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Thanks, Susan. Most of these plants are perennials so they do a lot of the work themselves. I am just the steward. 😊
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Very lovely pics.
I was not aware that there were cherries that are inedible to humans.
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Thanks, Kevin. Let me reword that. They are edible, but too sour to eat.
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Ah, ok, I see. Thanks, Amy. The sourness doesn’t bother the birds, huh?
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Nah, I guess they like it. They will pick the tree clean. 😊
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Well, good for them I guess lol
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That is a pretty cool way to lay this out.
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Thanks, Adam.
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These are great pics, Amy!
And I love the “Buckwheat sings” reference!
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Thanks, Rob! Glad you enjoyed them and the reference.
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Peonies!! Adore! All very nurturing and wonderful.
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Thanks, Stephanie! I will post the peonies when they start blooming. I have five plants.
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Cannot wait!
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😊
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Beautiful plants! Especially all the pretty leaves; I love the wonderful shapes of them. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your photography!
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Thank you! And thanks for your comment😊
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Wonderful pictures. I really like that dianthus.
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Thanks Edward. In two days it has gotten even more blooms. It’s very hot here and it seems to be loving it.
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Cool. That calls for an update soon then.🙂
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I will try… see my latest post 😊
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👍🏼Read it and 💯with you. Good luck and stay💪🏼.
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Thanks, Edward. 😊
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I like that they all have names. Will the Cherries be okay for humans to eat?
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No, humans can’t eat the cherries. They’re too sour. The birds will enjoy them.😊
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